If you haven’t seen it, I recommend watching it.
This will allow you to visit Rimini and understand how the city inspired him.
Today, I want to take you through the places that still tell the story of Federico Fellini.
The map you see below shows the spots in the city that marked his life in Rimini.
Let’s start from his house. He was born at 10 Via Dardanelli. (1)
Even though he spent most of his time in the city at Palazzo Ripa (2), Palazzo Dolci (4), and Palazzo Ceschina (3).
We continue our walk along Viale Principe Amedeo and arrive at Piazzale Federico Fellini.
Here we can see the imposing Fountain of the Four Horses.
But above all, we are at the foot of the Grand Hotel.
If you close your eyes and let your imagination run wild, you can see the boys from Amarcord dancing in the fog at the end of the season, just like in the scenes from the film.
Or you can see Gradisca walking timidly to enter the Sheikh’s suite.
The Grand Hotel is perhaps the place Fellini loved most in Rimini.
When he came to town, he often stayed there.
He even spent his convalescence there during his illness.
If you look towards the beach, you can imagine the ocean liner Rex arriving at the port.
But let’s continue our walk. Along Via Vespucci / Via Regina Elena, at every cross street on the left, you’ll find the 26 films of the Rimini-born director.
26 streets, each dedicated to one of his films.
We continue and reach 41 Via Roma.
If you’ve seen Amarcord, then this house will remind you of Titta’s villa, the main character.
This house was actually the home of Titta Benzi, Fellini’s loyal friend.
We reach the Tiberius Bridge (13) and arrive at the Borgo of San Giuliano.
Here you can see murals dedicated to the characters from his films (Volpina, Scureza, Gradisca, etc.).
I imagine they make you dream of the film Amarcord.
Now we are just a few steps from the historic center. Now let’s go see the cinema that made Federico Fellini fall in love with the seventh art.
The Fulgor Cinema.
Now restored by set designer Dante Ferretti, it is a fully functioning cinema.
Here, as told in the film Amarcord, Fellini made his first attempt to approach Gradisca.
The Fulgor Cinema will host part of the Fellini Museum. On the second and third floors there will be the director’s drawings and continuous screenings of all his films.
And since we’re talking about the museum, let’s go see Castel Sismondo, which will host the other part of the materials dedicated to the director.
This area will also feature urban furnishings dedicated to Fellini’s fame.
Rimini wants to celebrate its most important fellow citizen by creating a unique museum that tells the story of Fellini as he deserves.
“Nothing is known. Everything is imagined.”
This is the famous motto of the director.
Rimini now wants to show everything Fellini imagined.
I hope this walk we took together helped you better understand the films of Federico Fellini.
I recommend you come to Rimini and take half a day to see these places.
And if you have to book your holidays in Rimini, visit the website of the 4-star Aqua Hotel in Marina Centro at the following link: https://www.aquahotel.it/
I’ll be waiting for you in Rimini.
Cristian
